Rock & Roll Birthdays

[too larry]

1966 Edie Brickell, Mrs Paul Simon/rocker (& New Bohemians)

 

[too larry]

1983 Carrie Underwood, American country singer, born in Muskogee, Oklahoma

 

[Amos Otis]

1947 Tom Scholz, rock guitarist/keyboardist (Boston-More Than a Feeling)

is it any wonder this cassette/eight track was in EVERY (and i mean EVERY) car in the day

 

[too larry]

is it any wonder this cassette/eight track was in EVERY (and i mean EVERY) car in the day

I was a huge Boston fan back in the day. I don't care for their music like I used to. Not just them. Most of the music I listened to then rarely gets played these days.

 

[Amos Otis]

I was a huge Boston fan back in the day. I don't care for their music like I used to. Not just them. Most of the music I listened to then rarely gets played these days.

The engineering on the releases on the Columbia artists, combined with pre-amps for car tape decks and speakers that could handle the power made for some incredible cruising music. Boston, Blue Oyster Cult 'Spectres', Mother's Finest, Aerosmith 'Rocks'...you could hear the tune blasting from a block away on a busy Sat night.

 

[too larry]

1903 Lawrence Welk, American accordionist and orchestra leader (Lawrence Welk Show), born in Strasburg, North Dakota (d. 1992)

 

[too larry]

1939 Leonardo "Flaco" Jiménez, American Tex-Mex accordionist, born in San Antonio, Texas

 

[too larry]

1947 Mark Stein, singer/organist/keyboardist (Vanilla Fudge)

 

[too larry]

1948 George Kooymans, Dutch guitarist/singer (Golden Earring)

 

[too larry]

1964 Vinnie Paul, American drummer (Pantera), born in Abilene, Texas (d. 201

 

[too larry]

1967 John Barrowman, Scottish-American actor, singer, presenter and writer (Captain Jack Harkness-Doctor Who), born in Glasgow, Scotland

 

[Amos Otis]

1948 George Kooymans, Dutch guitarist/singer (Golden Earring)

A crying shame they're known only for 2 songs in the US. They are a terrific band, and George Kooymans is elite. The accoustic set "The Naked Truth" is so very good.

 

[too larry]

1896 Jesse "Lone Cat" Fuller, San Francisco Blues Great

 

[too larry]

1946 Liza Minnelli, American singer/actress (Sterile Cuckoo, Cabaret), born in Hollywood, California

 

[too larry]

1948 James Taylor, vocalist/guitarist (Up on the Roof), born in Boston, Massachusetts

 

[too larry]

1949 Bill Payne, American rock keyboardist (Little Feat-Time Loves a Hero), born in Waco, Texas

 

[too larry]

1949 Mike Gibbins, Welsh musician & drummer (Badfinger), born in Swansea, Wales (d. 2005)

 

[too larry]

1951 Jack Green, Scottish musician (T. Rex, The Pretty Things), born in Glasgow

 

[too larry]

1953 Labamba, [Richard Rosenberg], rocker (Asbury Jukes)

 

[too larry]

1956 Steve Harris, English hard rock bassist (Iron Maiden-Gypsy's Kiss), born in London, England